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<< Our Photo Pages >> Madamut Temple of Montu - Ancient Temple in Egypt in Upper Egypt (South)

Submitted by AlexHunger on Saturday, 18 February 2006  Page Views: 5678

Roman, Greek and ClassicalSite Name: Madamut Temple of Montu Alternative Name: Medamut Temple
Country: Egypt
NOTE: This site is 76.402 km away from the location you searched for.
Region: Upper Egypt (South) Type: Ancient Temple
Nearest Town: Luxor  Nearest Village: Madamut
Latitude: 25.734450N  Longitude: 32.709530E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
 3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
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 5 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
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Temple of Madamut
Temple of Madamut submitted by AlexHunger : This temple well to the North East of Karnak/Luxor is still in the process of being renovated and not officialy opened to the public at this time. There is an alley of sphynxes leading West towards Luxor. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Temple in Upper Egypt.
The Madamut temple its an important old kingdom temple (about 2572-2134 BCE). The temple had a sacred grove and was surrounded by a wall that was designed with unique tunnel system. Madamut was dedicated to the god Montu.

Senusret III of the 12th dynasty built a new temple here to honour the deity, and there is evidence of further work in the 13th Dynasty as well as the New Kingdom structures, with further construction in the Ptolemaic dynasty and Roman era. An avenue of sphinxes leads a couple of hundred meters to a quay were a canal from the Nile (or possibly the Nile itself) provided riverine access to the temple during festivals.

This medium Sized temple is North East of Luxor. 78 meter altitude. Temple is officially not open at this time and can officially not be visited yet.

Ref: Wikipedia with additional information by Bashendi .
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Madamut Temple of Montu
Madamut Temple of Montu submitted by Bashendi : Medamud Temple of Montu Quay Avenue of Sphinxes & Temple of Montu Image copyright: Bruce Allardice (Bruce Allardice), hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Madamut Temple of Montu
Madamut Temple of Montu submitted by durhamnature : Old drawing, slightly more intact, from "Holy Land...." via archive.org (Vote or comment on this photo)

Madamut Temple of Montu
Madamut Temple of Montu submitted by Bashendi : Medamud Temple of Montu Winged Sun Disk Fragment Image copyright: Bruce Allardice (Bruce Allardice), hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Madamut Temple of Montu
Madamut Temple of Montu submitted by durhamnature : Old drawing, another view, from "Holy Land.." via archive.org (Vote or comment on this photo)

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The temple of Montu at Medamud
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Monthu Temple reveals new pharaonic secrets by bat400 on Monday, 26 November 2012
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A French archaeological mission from the French Institute for Archaeological Studies have unearthed a yet unidentified royal statue of a New Kingdom king during routine excavations at Monthu Temple, northeast of Karnak Temple in Luxor.

The statue is 125 centimetres tall and made of black granite and depicts a standing king wearing short dress with hands aside.

Christopher Tiers, head of the archaeological mission, said that early studies of the statue suggest that the artistic features of the depicted king confirm its royalty.

The statue is to be transferred to the storage facilities of the Ministry of State for Antiquities (MSA) for restoration and documentation. Tiers asserted that excavation at the site is in full swing in order to find any additional statues that may enable archaeologists to identify the New Kingdom king.

Monthu Temple is dedicated to the worship of the falcon-headed got of war Monthu. The temple is located in an area called Armant on Luxor’s east bank.

Armant was excavated by French archaeologist Fernand Disson de la Roque from 1925 to the post-war period, when he revealed many buildings, including Monthu Temple. The temple replaced an older sanctuary from the Old Kingdom and consists of an open forum with a tower and enclosing two mounds that housed the chapels of worship.

Along the span of time, Monthu Temple was a major centre of worshipping Apis bulls, that is why it contains many statues and reliefs of bulls. Most of these statues are now on display in various museums around the world.

For more, including photographs of the statue, see english.ahram.org.eg.
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